An interesting casestudy .... please suggest answers

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According to me, there were only these 10 passengers on the flight and you were not a part of the flight. I presume you kinda were at the flight control and issuing orders to the pilot to give the parachutes to the decided people. It's just an assumption as that thought crossed my mind also, but after the discussion was over. You have given a different perspective to the case, but wouldn't there be a big probability of losing all the lives if the parachutes were to land in a hostile terrain and the plane also crashing without any survivors.

Well, you'd have to verify where the plane is flying. I mean, if you're flying over Canada and jump out, you're not going to land in Mexico. If you're over the ocean, it doesn't make much sense to jump out anyway. If we're assuming things about the flight's path, currently location and even outcome, then I'll assume that we'll all land safely and I get to keep the parachutes for curtians for my island coconut stage show production of Debbie Does Dallas! My scenario is assuming that ANY parachute landing is going to be better than an airplane's crashing. So, pregnant ladies - unless you're in a TERRIBLY hostile environment - are going to be okay, as in, people will help. Famous actress and actor, again, unless the territory is dreadful, they're bound to be recognized and helped to safety. And since they have money and agents and publicists and etc, they can immediately get help for the women with their influence. As far as the doctor goes, are we assuming that he has his doctor kit handy? A carpenter knows how to build a house, but without materials, he's just a guy without wood lol ... umm, that didn't sound right! My scenario also assumes that any plane landing is going to be pretty bad. Thus, everyone left on the plane must have skills. I thought about leaving the dog on, but I figure the dog might end up dinner in a survival situation.

In such types of question you need to make necessary assumptions and spell it out before you discuss the case. As for me, the assumptions were that we are in the control room instructing the pilot to provide the chute to the three persons. Also, the chute will land on a hostile terrain and the pilot like the captain of a ship is the last person who will abandon the plane. After all it's just a case to test you reasoning skills....

Yeah, a really tough one. The more you think about your options the more important the person seems to get.

Yeah, there's a good enough reason for a journalist to survive too, but then so is an equal reason for each person to survive. Given the conditions I don't think anybody can pinpoint to one definite answer and say that it is the correct decision. After all life is full of challenges and you have to make the wise decision which may not always be the right decision.

The same selection as mine. I assumed that they would land in a hostile terrain and the services of the soldier would come in handy. The dog is an added life saved.

You bet the investment banker would have to be the last on anybody's mind.... especially in these bad times ..... lol! Yes, I think the dog could have been carried by any person, atleast the same I replied.

rajeshfgh, Basing on what you have posted 10 people were to be on this plane, you may want to have a look again. 01. A soldier 02. An actress 03. An actor 04. A pregnant female 05. A priest 06. An engineer 07. A doctor 08. An investment banker and 09. A journalist 10. Who is this? I do not suppose it is the dog. So, I do not think I cannot help to consider that we are in that plane and not in some control tower. Is there a mistake somewhere? If you really did not look into this and miss out - would it be that you have overlooked somewhere and something?

As far as I comprehended the case, we are not on the plane and we are instructing the pilot from the control room about who should be given the parachute. It's just my assumption and also that the chute is going to land on a hostile terrain. With these assumptions I chose the doc with the dog, the pregnant lady and the soldier.

the same as my answer but I put the soldier in the 3rd parachute with the dog accompanying the doctor in the other parachute.

The same options as I had picked. Plus I picked the dog too to accompany the doctor as there was no mention about animals not accompanying a person in a parachute.